False claim circulates online that formaldehyde in vaccines can cause childhood leukemia
False claim circulates online that formaldehyde in vaccines can cause childhood leukemia Published On There is no known connection between formaldehyde in vaccines and childhood leukemia, experts say. AFP – Multiple Facebook and Instagram posts shared hundreds of times claim that formaldehyde in vaccines is linked to leukemia among children. The claim is false; there is no known connection between formaldehyde in vaccines and childhood leukemia, experts say. The claim was posted on Instagram by an Australian-based user on December 1, 2020. The post reads: “I was an embalmer for 18 yea...